GBs 210gal Reef

[sheamurai]

wow, we're going to need more than pics of that when it is set up, we'll need video!

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

Definitely. Currently I am only growing softies in the tank, however those will be going away once I get the LEDs in place. I will be changing my corals over to all Monti Caps. It has always been one of my favorite species of coral so I decided to do a whole tank with it. As a result, I will be adding one fish back onto my stocking list that I had taken off when I added softies. :)

[Cliff]

I really like the baseline controller that came with my LEDs.

Yours sounds great.

I'm really looking forward to some pics of this new set-up

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

What controller did you get? What LEDs did you get?

[Cliff]

I got the SOL model made by AI. I just got a baseline controller they sell.

I'll likely be adding more equipment as time goes on (like a Cal reactor and/or dosing pumps) so I want to wait a while longer before getting a good controller that will be able to interface with everything.

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

ok. cool. I avoided the baseline controller from RapidLED due to lack of functions. It is limited to 3 daylight programs (8,10, and 12 hours) with minimal sunrise and sunset functions. I wanted to be able to control my blues and whites independently, and to extend the ramps to simulate daylight better. As for everything else, well, I already have an ATO. I may eventually get into something a bit nicer, but the ones worth buying are rather expensive. I won't touch an Apex.

[Cliff]

You should be able to find a mid range price point controller for that. The one I got form AI will do almost all of the functions that you just mentioned and it was only around $75 if I'm remembering correctly

And I know what you mean about the Apex controller, they must be lined with gold at those prices.

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

Lined with gold and are nothing but junk. lol

The controller I have coming is an Arduino based controller which is an open source controller so it has the potential to do almost everything the Ecotech controllers do for the Radions. All that capability for $60 shipped. :)

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

Just found out earlier this week that a friend of mine is quite proficient in programming in C++. This is a great bonus since that is what Arduino controllers are programmed in. :) He's going to loan me a book on programing Arduino's and also going to help me with it to make sure I don't have any memory leaks (can make your controller stop working)

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

And I now have the controller in hand. :)